Draw Land for a Thousand Miles

It was actually best if his parents and the others were not here. Huayun Sect was currently at a critical juncture between survival and destruction. If they were not strong enough, coming here would only put them in grave danger. Under such circumstances, he could barely look after himself, let alone protect them.

That was precisely why he had not wanted Tantai Lingyue to come along.

"Hm? That is... Mi Jing? She... really isn't dead!"

He had not found his parents or the others in the crowd, but then he suddenly spotted a familiar figure. Nie Yun froze, unable to stop himself from letting out a sigh of relief.

Ever since escaping the Nine Dragons Pulling Carriage space, Nie Yun had felt deeply guilty toward the girl who had saved him. He had thought they had already been separated by life and death, but it seemed she had not died after all.

Seeing that she was alive, the guilt and remorse in his heart eased considerably. Still, he could not help wondering—how had she survived in those circumstances?

The space had shattered with unmatched force. Even his current self would have found it difficult to escape unscathed if trapped within it. The girl had been much weaker than him, and he had personally seen her crushed into powder by the black hole. Just how had she escaped?

As he was pondering this, Mi Jing's gaze suddenly turned in his direction.

"Hm?"

The moment Mi Jing looked over, Nie Yun's heart gave a jolt.

The girl seemed somewhat different from before. It was as though both her body and soul had completely changed, yet he could not say exactly how.

Perhaps I'm overthinking it...

Mi Jing looked over and searched the crowd, but she did not find anything strange. Only then